Best PlacesBal Bay, Orlando, FL Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Bal Bay, Orlando, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. Local pay runs high here, and housing takes the biggest bite out of it. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
Bal Bay, Orlando ranks 445th of 5,983 U.S. neighborhoods on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on low crime by a wide margin, and walkability ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Bal Bay, Orlando
BestNeighborhood is the only ranking that scores 40 measures of daily life neighborhood by neighborhood and lets you re-weight every one of them yourself.
Bal Bay, Orlando's strengths and weaknesses
Where Bal Bay, Orlando ranks high
- Crime safetyBetter than 99% of neighborhoods
- Local economyBetter than 98% of neighborhoods
- Internet speedBetter than 98% of neighborhoods
- State infrastructureBetter than 96% of neighborhoods
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than 95% of neighborhoods
Where Bal Bay, Orlando ranks low
- WalkabilityBetter than only 4% of neighborhoods
- TransitBetter than only 5% of neighborhoods
- Housing crash safetyBetter than only 8% of neighborhoods
- BikingBetter than only 16% of neighborhoods
- Disaster safetyBetter than only 16% of neighborhoods
What it costs to buy a home in Bal Bay, Orlando
A household needs to earn about $108,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Bal Bay, Orlando home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $125,636, so a typical household can afford the median home outright.
Where the monthly payment goes
Assumes a 20% down payment, a 6.6% 30-year fixed rate, and a 28% share of income going to the payment. The rate is the 2026-07-23 30-year fixed average, series MORTGAGE30US from the St. Louis Fed, which publishes Freddie Mac's weekly survey. Against the median home value, property tax uses Bal Bay, Orlando's effective rate of 1.26%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Renting versus buying
At today's prices, buying tends to cost more than renting for about the first 6 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Bal Bay, Orlando
Bal Bay, Orlando runs younger than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Bal Bay, Orlando.
Who works in Bal Bay, Orlando, and how
Work in Bal Bay, Orlando centers on retail trade and education. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 83%
- Work from home 16%
- Transit, walk, or bike 1%
Life in Bal Bay, Orlando
The coast is about 38 minutes away. Distance to the water changes a lot across Bal Bay, Orlando, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in Bal Bay, Orlando, month by month
Bal Bay, Orlando sees roughly 140 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 94 degrees. January highs sit near 74, with lows near 50. The comfortable stretch runs November through April.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 74° | 61° | 50° |
| April | 86° | 73° | 62° |
| July | 94° | 82° | 74° |
| October | 87° | 76° | 68° |
Flying in and out of Bal Bay, Orlando
Orlando International sits about 4 miles away. It is a large hub and boarded 28.1 million passengers in 2025, with 223 nonstop destinations.
The best schools in and around Bal Bay, Orlando
Schools across Bal Bay, Orlando average an A, better than 95% of neighborhoods.
Top elementary schools
- Sun Blaze ElementaryA · 69% proficient
- Vista Lakes ElementaryA− · 57% proficient
Top middle schools
- Lake Nona MiddleA · 67% proficient
- Odyssey MiddleB+ · 50% proficient
Top high schools
- Lake Nona HighA− · 62% proficient
- Colonial HighC · 33% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Bal Bay, Orlando school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Bal Bay, Orlando measure by measure
Cards are ordered by how much each measure matters to you, so the ones you weighted highest come first. Expand to see every measure. Percentages compare Bal Bay, Orlando against the other 5,982 neighborhoods.
Common questions about living in Bal Bay, Orlando
Is Bal Bay, Orlando a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Bal Bay, Orlando ranks 445th of 5,983 neighborhoods. It scores highest on low crime, a strong job market, and fast internet, and lowest on walkability and transit. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Bal Bay, Orlando expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $388,248. The overall cost of living runs about 12% below the national average. Set against a $125,636 median income, cost of living beats 95% of neighborhoods.
Is Bal Bay, Orlando safe?
Yes, Bal Bay, Orlando is safer than 100% of neighborhoods. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $58 per resident a year.
Compare Bal Bay, Orlando with other neighborhoods
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Bal Bay, Orlando. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Bal Bay, Orlando represents the same real quantity as a 60 anywhere else, and the ranking is a weighted average of those absolutes. The map colors come from a national scale calibrated against a population weighted random sample of 5,000 neighborhoods. That absolute scoring is what no other places-to-live ranking does: it puts a single neighborhood, a town, a metro, and a state on one scale, so the same 40 measures answer both which metro to move to and which street inside it to buy on. Read the full methodology.
Bal Bay, Orlando detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Bal Bay, Orlando: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Bal Bay, Orlando: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Bal Bay, Orlando: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Bal Bay, Orlando: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Bal Bay, Orlando detail on related sites:
- CrimeGrade: neighborhood crime rates behind the crime safety score.
- ISPreports.org: provider by provider internet availability and advertised speeds.
- CoverageWatch: the car insurance premiums behind the cheap car insurance score.
Federal and public data:
- U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey: income, home value, rent, vacancy, commute time and mode, educational attainment, home age, age structure, household type, industry, and race.
- NOAA Global Surface Summary of the Day: the daily station record behind the monthly temperatures and the pleasant-day count.
- FAA Passenger Boarding Data: airport size and annual passenger counts.
- Freddie Mac Primary Mortgage Market Survey: the 30-year fixed rate used in the cost-to-buy estimate.
- FBI Crime Data Explorer: reported offenses behind the tangible crime cost estimate.
- U.S. EPA Air Quality System: five year average air quality index.
- FEMA National Risk Index: expected annual loss from natural hazards.
- CDC PLACES: disease burden, preventable risk, and barriers to care.
- National Center for Education Statistics: school enrollment and assessment inputs behind the school grade.
- FCC National Broadband Map: internet and wireless availability.
- U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics: employment and job growth behind the local economy score.
- Religious activity uses a proprietary religious signal measurement.
Your priorities
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